Eight steps the Catholic Church could take to approve gay marriage like Tim Kaine expects

Step one: The laity begin publicly confessing false doctrine. Christian laity see that pagans have embraced Belief X that is contrary to what their church body teaches. Belief X, however, is appealing to them, usually on a fleshly level. So out of weakness, these Christians embrace the belief and begin advocating it in some way—sharing it with their congregation members, slapping Pro-Belief X bumper stickers on their cars, etc.

Step two: The clergy refuse to discipline erring laity. Since the Bible charges pastors to correct false doctrine, clergy should rebuke those who have publicly embraced Belief X. But, for some reason, they don’t. Other lay people then get the impression that it’s possible to be a Christian and hold to Belief X, that it’s possible to have the love of God while also having the love of the world, so more of them begin turning away from official church doctrine to embrace Belief X, especially when doing so makes them more acceptable to their unbelieving friends and family.

Step three: The clergy begin teaching false doctrine. When more and more sheep express comfort in the presence of the wolf, temptation will quickly make hirelings of shepherds. So because clergy experience the same temptations as laity, some of them will begin advocating Belief X to justify their desire to receive the earthly pleasure or earthly glory it gives them. In other words, the clergy made it acceptable to believe false doctrine, so it’s now become desirable for them to teach it.